elabFTW
Developer(s)Nicolas Carpi
Stable release
3.3.12 / 2019-11-19
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeWeb application
LicenseAGPLv3
WebsiteelabFTW home page

elabFTW is a Web application written by Nicolas Carpi in PHP which can be used to create personal and common logbooks. It has been developed at the Curie institute originally. Besides there, it is used on universities around the world [1]

elabFTW is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License as free software. It is translated in seven languages.

Description

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elabFTW is a free and open-source lab book. It is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database. Docker containers are also available. Among the various features are

  • Secure. Entries and transmission are encrypted
  • Timestamps. RFC 3161 compliant timestamping of experiments.
  • Inventory management. Apart from experience logs, it also can manage the inventory
  • Import and export. Entries can be imported and exported

Platforms

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elabFTW is a PHP package with Mysql database. Therefore, it can be executed on most servers. Furthermore, the docker containers allow to run it almost everywhere.

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Category:Web applications Category:Personal information managers Category:Free software projects

References

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  1. ^ "elabFTW documentation". Retrieved 10 December 2019.